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Sexual objectification of men

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DSM · 17/11/2011 12:14

Maybe not feminism, but not sure where else to post..

Am I alone in being uncomfortable with the sexual objectification of men? Was just watching this morning where holly willoughby was interviewing some young chaps from the new twilight film.

Commments such as 'within the first minute you had your top off and I though 'oh yes, there it is'' and 'we've all been waiting a long time to see your sex scene'. There were many references to their bodies, their beauty and the fact they get naked, all met with 'phwoarr' type comments.

I felt like the men were being objectified, and if it had been a man making those comments to a woman on daytime tv, all hell would break loose.

Why is it accepted from female-male? Surely in the interest of equality this kind of behaviour shouldn't be acceptable to/from either sex?

Am I over reacting?

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DSM · 17/11/2011 12:34

Hmm.. Maybe but I have seen lesser comments being vindicated, remember the sky sports news debacle?

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WoTmania · 17/11/2011 12:18

Not acceptable either way and I disagree with your statement 'if it had been a man making those comments to a woman on daytime tv, all hell would break loose'. These kinds of comments but about women are frequent and almost unnoticed. When someone complains (usually a female writer) the reaction is that theya re an oversemsitive feminist with no sense of humour.

Trills · 17/11/2011 12:17

It shouldn't be acceptable in either direction.